Why it makes sense for iOS 8 and Yosemite to launch separately

23

Jul

2014

Apple’s new operating systems for mobile devices and computers will not launch simultaneously, 9to5Mac has learned from sources familiar with the matter, but that’s not necessarily surprising, even though iOS and OS X will be tied together more than ever once iOS 8 and Yosemite are released. Apple is said to launch iOS 8 in September, followed by Yosemite a month later, according to the publication. Sources revealed that Apple’s OS X update required additional resources from the iOS team this year, in order for Yosemite to be completed by fall. In 2013, iOS 7 and Mavericks launched a month apart because Apple called up OS X engineers to work on its mobile OS, according to the publication. While one of